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Surface Mating as an Alternative Mating Strategy in the Fiddler Crab Uca lactea

  • Kim, Tae-Won;Kim, Tae-Keun;Hong, Sun-Kee;Choe, Jae-Chun
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.49-53
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    • 2006
  • The fiddler crab, Uca lactea, which lives on intertidal mudflats in Korea, exhibits both burrow mating and surface mating. We observed 17 cases of surface mating that occurred on Ganghwa Island, South Korea. Most surface-mating males did not build semidomes, structures that attract searching females for burrow mating. Based on the conclusion of a previous study that semidome building is condition-dependent, we suggest that food availability may influence the mating tactic of this species. In addition, there was a strong correlation between the carapace size of both sexes that surface-mated, which suggests that males use body size of females as a mating cue.

A Comparative Study on Models of Web-based Information Seeking Behavior (웹 정보탐색행위 모형의 비교 분석 연구)

  • 김성진
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.211-233
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    • 2004
  • The web is a new information environment, which has different characteristics from a traditional IR environment. Needed are more research from a new point of view as well as the adoption of a new research paradigm in order to understand a user-system interaction on the web. The purpose of this study is to review and analyze models of web-based information seeking behavior, which Wang, Hawk & Tenopir, Hsieh-Yee, Choo, Detlor & Turnbull, Chun & Cooper, Rieh, and Spink proposed. The comparative analysis indicates that web-based information seeking models are categorized into three area: interaction model, information seeking behavior model, and evaluation model, and that they are based on a multifaceted interaction and a nonlinear perspective.

The Effect of Career Search Programs on Career Search Efficacy, Career Search Behavior and Career Decision Making in Nursing Students (진로탐색 프로그램이 간호대학생의 진로탐색효능감과 진로탐색행동 및 진로결정수준에 미치는 효과)

  • Moon, Inn Oh;Kim, Hee Sun
    • The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.393-402
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    • 2012
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to test the effect of a Career Search Program on career search efficacy, career search behavior, and career decision making for nursing students. Methods: A non-equivalent pre-post test of a quasi-experimental design was used. Fifty first grade nursing students participated in the study with 22 in the experimental group and 28 in the control group. We used a Career Search Program which was held 6 times over 6 weeks, 90 minutes per session. Descriptive statistics, ${\chi}^2$-test, and independent t-test were used for statistical analysis with SPSS 19.0. Results: There were significant increases in career search efficacy (t=2.07, p=.044) and career search behavior(t=2.65, p=.011) in the experimental group compared to the control group. However, career decision making was not significantly changed (t=0.96, p=.342). Conclusion: These results suggest that a Career grade Search Program has an effect on increasing career search efficacy and career search behavior in first grade nursing students. In addition, more programs to impact career decision making should be developed for nursing college students.

Trends of Web-based OPAC Search Behavior via Transaction Log Analysis (트랜잭션 로그 분석을 통한 웹기반 온라인목록의 검색행태 추이 분석)

  • Lee, Sung-Sook
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.209-233
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    • 2012
  • In this study in order to verify the overall information seeking behavior of the Web-based OPAC users, it was analyzed transaction log file for 7 years. Regarding Web-based OPAC information seeking behavior, it was studied from the perspective of information seeking strategy and information seeking failure. In search strategy, it was analyzed search type, search options, Boolean operator, length of search text, number of uses of word, number of use Web-based OPAC, number of use by time, by week day. Also, in search failure, search failure ratio, search failure ratio by search options, search failure ratio by Boolean operator were analyzed. The result of this study is expected to be utilized for OPAC system and service improvement in the future.

Design Error Searching Algorithm in VHDL Behavioral-level using Hierarchy (계층성을 이용한 VHDL 행위 수준에서의 설계 오류 탐색 알고리듬)

  • 윤성욱;정현권김진주김동욱
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 1998.10a
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    • pp.1013-1016
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    • 1998
  • A method for generation of design verification tests from behavior-level VHDL program is presented. Behavioral VHDL programs contain multiple communicating processes, signal assignment statements. So for large, complex system, it is difficult problem to test or simulation. In this paper, we proposed a new hardware design verification method. For this method generates control flow graph(CFG.) and process modeling graph(PMG) in the given under the testing VHDL program. And this method proved very effective that all the assumed design errors could be detected.

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Two-Parameter Optimization of CANDU Reactor Power Controller

  • Park, Jong-Woon-;Kim, Sung-Bae-
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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    • 1994.11a
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    • pp.146-149
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    • 1994
  • A nonlinear dynamic optimization has been performed for reactor power control system of CANDU 6 nuclear power plant considering xenon, fuel and moderator temperature feedback effects. Integral-of-Time-multiplied Absolute-Error (ITAE) criterion has been used as a performance index of the system behavior. Optimum controller gain are found by searching algorithm of Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP). System models are referenced from most recent literatures. Signal flow network construction and optimization have been done by using commercial computer software package.

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Purchase Behavior and Risk Perception in Cosmetics Purchases at Online Shopping Malls (인터넷 쇼핑몰에서 화장품 구매시 위험지각에 따른 구매행동에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Ju-Hee;Ha, Jong-Kyung
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.1003-1012
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    • 2010
  • This study analyzed purchase behavior according to the risk perceptions when customers buy Cosmetics at Internet Shopping Malls. Participants were 232 women in their 20s and 30s with more than one buying experience at an internet fashion shopping mall. Data were analyzed using factor analysis, Cronbach's analysis, cluster analysis, one-way ANOVA and a Duncan test. Results were as follows. Firstly, five factors of risk perception were identified: These were the payment risk, service risk, quality risk, price risk and experience risk. Secondly, customers of internet shopping malls could be categorized into three groups: A low risk perception group, a payment risk perception group and a high risk perception group. Factor analysis showed significant differences between these groups( p<.001). Thirdly, purchase behavior based on the purchase standards, purchase items, information searching were investigated according to the different groups of risk perception of internet shopping malls and results again significant differences between groups (p<.05, p<.001).

foraging behavior of Amblyseius longispinosus (Acarina;Phytoseiidae) for Tetranychus urticae (Acarina: Tetranychidae) Eggs (점박이응애(Tetranychus urticae) 알에 대한 긴털이리응애 (Amblyseius longispinosus)의 채식행동)

  • 김동순;이준호
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 1994
  • The expenment was conducted to study the foraging behavior of Amblyseius hngisp~nosus for eggs of Tetranychus urticoe. When preys were abundant, A. longispinosus repeated a series of foraging process (feeding, after-feeding movement, restmy, and searching) The time (Mean\ulcorner SD) spent for these components were 6 83+ 1.73. 3 OOi 1.66. 93.57+ 30 19. and -0.00 min., respectively. Afterfeeding movement was chractetired as a complex one-way circular moving path with a slow speed (0.09 mm/sec) and area-restricted Escaping movement was fast (0 31 mm/sec), more straight in direction, and edge-oriented walking. Positions of prey consumption of A. longispinosus were distributed in clump. KEY WORDS Foraging behavior, nlovlng path, Arnblyseius longispinosus, Tetranychus urtlcae.

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An Improved Algorithm of Searching Neighbor Agents in a Large Flocking Behavior (대규모 무리 짓기에서 이웃 에이전트 탐색의 개선된 알고리즘)

  • Lee, Jae-Moon;Jung, In-Hwan
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.763-770
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    • 2010
  • This paper proposes an algorithm to enhance the performance of the spatial partitioning method for a flocking behavior. One of the characteristics in a flocking behavior is that two agents may share many common neighbors if they are spatially close to each other. This paper improves the spatial partitioning method by applying this characteristic. While the conventional spatial partitioning method computes the k-nearest neighbors of an agent one by one, the proposed method computes simultaneously the k-nearest neighbors of agents if they are spatially close to each other. The proposed algorithm was implemented and its performance was experimentally compared with the original spatial partitioning method. The results of the comparison showed that the proposed algorithm outperformed the original method by about 33% in average.